Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be so bad myself..."

Grasping Eric's outstretched arm, Qingsi clung to him, ignoring the fact that they were actually "strangers," leaning on him for support.

"My name is Wan Qingsi, Du Yingzi's niece from the Du family. Sir, please help me into the lounge and then notify my family."

Qingsi's voice was as weak as her body. If she didn't lie down and rest soon, she might faint right at the restroom door.

Feeling very unwell today, she did not recognize the person lending her chest to lean on as her elusive crush.

"Let's go, I'll take you there." Seeing her condition, Eric understood that if he pushed her away now, she would definitely collapse right here and wouldn't be able to get up.

"Thank you..." Wan Qingsi was so weak that even this thank-you was feeble!

"Don't mention it." Eric helped her towards the VIP lounge next to the banquet hall, where there was a long sofa for guests to rest on.

"Thank you."

Lying on the sofa, Qingsi let out a heavy sigh. Although her abdomen still felt stuffy and uncomfortable, at least she was lying down and didn't have to exert herself to stand.

Closing her eyes, her thick eyelashes covered her beautiful, clear eyes. Her pale face couldn't hide the pain, and she still clutched her abdomen tightly. Beads of cold sweat kept forming on her snowy forehead, making her look pitiful and fragile.

Seeing her in such extreme discomfort, Eric's "gentlemanly demeanor" emerged again. He involuntarily squatted down and asked, "Where exactly are you feeling uncomfortable?"

As he spoke, he gently touched her sweaty forehead. The cold temperature of her body startled him, making him suspect that she might be seriously ill!

"I... menstrual pain..." Wan Qingsi weakly reported her symptoms, leaving Eric dumbfounded.

Menstrual pain? Could it really make her suffer so much? Eric's eyes widened in disbelief.

Qingsi didn't even have the strength to open her eyes. She weakly said, "Kind sir, I am very aware of my condition, please do not question my judgment! Also, could you please help me inform my aunt, Du Yingzi?"

Perhaps because she had said too much and was out of breath, beads of cold sweat on Wan Qingsi's forehead became more severe, and she cried out in pain, "Heaven... it hurts so much!"

"Will calling your aunt solve your pain?"

Seeing her suffering, Eric didn't think it would help to call the strange Du Yingzi now. He decisively placed his hand on her abdomen.

"What, what are you...?"

Although Wan Qingsi felt very close to this "kind sir," she resisted this "intimate contact."

Because she felt that she belonged to Eric... Unfortunately, now she was so weak that she was completely powerless to resist his actions.

Just as Wan Qingsi was about to burst into tears, a somewhat familiar and impatient voice sounded in her ears,

Yes, Eric was preparing to heal Wan Qingsi using his inner strength.

Although Eric could easily use healing magic like "Healing Spell" to deal with symptoms like menstrual pain, that would only address the symptoms, not the root cause.

Only by thoroughly adjusting her with inner strength could he ensure that it wouldn't recur.

Qingsi felt a warm flow entering her abdomen from the gentleman's palm, which was warm and comfortable. Under the influence of this warmth, the excruciating pain that had made her senses shut down gradually eased until it disappeared completely...

Seeing Wan Qingsi slowly regaining her composure, Eric nodded in satisfaction and said, "You're fine now, but don't move around. Rest here for a while, and I'll have your aunt come and accompany you!"

Qingsi was still immersed in the comfortable feeling and did not respond to Eric's words. Eric didn't mind, smiled, and left.

Back in the banquet hall, Wu Mei, who looked a bit anxious, came up to him. She let out a relieved sigh and said, "Eric, where did you go? Why did it take you so long to come back?"

Eric shook his head, didn't answer, and just said, "Let's go back."

"Okay!" Wu Mei obediently agreed, ignoring the objections and ridicule of her sisters.

When passing by Du Yingzi, Eric stopped and looked at her calmly. "Hey, your niece is lying in the lounge now..."

"How did you know Qingsi was there?" Du Yingzi looked slightly surprised, then her smile became more intense.

"I happened to extend a helping hand and took her there when she was about to faint at the restroom door," Eric said, not bothering to think about why Du Yingzi was smiling.

"Faint?" Du Yingzi's face changed suddenly, and she asked urgently, "What happened to Qingsi? How is she now?"

"She's fine now!" Eric smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, just menstrual cramps! It's just that your niece's reaction was particularly strong!"

Hearing Eric say this, Du Yingzi's originally high-strung heart immediately relaxed, because she knew Eric's identity as the "Medicine King Sect Young Master."

Since the "expert" said there was no big deal, then her niece must be fine.

Calm down, Du Yingzi didn't immediately go to find Wan Qingsi. Her interest was piqued by something else.

Her eyebrows suddenly rose, staring at Eric, Du Yingzi's tone was surprised and playful, "How did you know she was... having menstrual cramps?"

"Why do you react like this?" Eric looked at Du Yingzi, who seemed surprised, and said indifferently, "Of course, it was her who told me!"

"She told you such intimate things?" Du Yingzi glanced at the concerned Wu Mei and smiled, "Do you two have something going on?"

"Nonsense!" Eric said in a deep voice, "Forget it, I've said what I needed to say, you can handle the rest, I'm leaving."

Du Yingzi didn't detain Eric. She just watched him and Wu Mei leave the banquet hall. Then she found a subordinate, quietly gave a few orders, and then walked towards the VIP lounge Eric had mentioned earlier.

At the door of the Wind Orchid Room, she happened to meet Wan Qingsi coming out.

"Qingsi, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Auntie!" Wan Qingsi smiled gently, "That gentleman has cured me, and I feel like I've been reborn... By the way, Auntie, did that gentleman inform you to come over? Do you know who he is?"

"How could you not recognize him?" Du Yingzi looked surprised.
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"Is he someone I know?" Wan Qingsi said a little embarrassed, "I felt very uncomfortable today. Not only was my vision blurry, but I couldn't hear clearly when people spoke, so... Auntie, who is that gentleman?"

Du Yingzi glanced at Wan Qingsi and shook her head, sighing, "Qingsi, do you know what you missed? The 'gentleman' who treated you is the man you've been thinking about!"

"Oh my God, it's Eric..." Wan Qingsi understood the meaning behind the words, her face showing a mix of shock, regret, and joy.

"Hehe..." Du Yingzi looked at her niece and said, "Qingsi, you're amazing. You even told him about your menstrual cramps without knowing who he was!"

"I didn't!" Wan Qingsi blushed and protested coquettishly.

"It's already a fact, why are you denying it?"

"I really didn't..."

After laughing and joking for a while, Wan Qingsi suddenly asked coyly, "Auntie, where is Eric now?"

"He's gone."

"Gone?" Wan Qingsi's face was full of disappointment. Then her expression changed suddenly and she asked anxiously, "Auntie, did you send someone to follow him..."

"Don't worry!" Du Yingzi patted Wan Qingsi's face lightly and said, "This time, we'll definitely find out his exact address!"

"Thank you, Auntie..."

"You don't need to thank me!" Du Yingzi gently patted Wan Qingsi's face, her expression somewhat serious. "Qingsi, although I understand your thoughts very well, I still want to advise you that Eric is really not suitable for you!"

"Why do you say that, Auntie?"

Du Yingzi put her hands on Wan Qingsi's shoulders, looked directly into her eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Qingsi, although Eric's conditions are outstanding, there are too many women around him..."

"I know all this!" Wan Qingsi interrupted her aunt, "And I haven't hidden anything from you, have I?"

"The problem is, there are more women around Eric than you mentioned. Even my friend, Wu Mei, a prominent female tycoon in Shanghai's high society, has a close relationship with him..."

Next, Du Yingzi recounted in detail what had happened at the charity event.

To her surprise, Wan Qingsi did not care about Eric's relationship with Wu Mei, but rather she was concerned about his situation. "Auntie, does this mean that the An Group is preparing to target the Ling Yan Group?"

"Yes, from the looks of it, Old An seems to be serious this time!"

Du Yingzi nodded, a somewhat malicious smile appearing on her face. "I wonder what your Eric did to Old An's precious daughter, making him willing to go all out against Eric, who has the Medicine King Sect as his backer, regardless of cost..."

Wan Qingsi ignored Du Yingzi's teasing and said anxiously, "Auntie, do you think Eric can handle this?"

"Are you silly?" Du Yingzi chuckled. "Not to mention the Medicine King Sect, which is supremely positioned and hugely influential in China, even with just your Eric, he is enough to handle this business war!"

Wan Qingsi was confused. She didn't understand why her aunt had so much confidence in Eric. Although Eric had great supernatural powers as a living Buddha, could those powers be manifested in the business arena?

Seeing that Wan Qingsi seemed a bit flustered, Du Yingzi explained helplessly, "You silly girl, didn't you pay attention to what I just said? After Old An declared war on your Eric, Zhu Mingzhi of the Zhu Ming Group expressed support for the Ling Yan Group, and the Ye Group, which is equally powerful as the An Group, also said they would stand with the Ling Yan Group..."

"What about our Du Family?" Wan Qingsi asked nervously.

"Of course, we're also supporting the Ling Yan Group!" Du Yingzi smiled slightly and said to the delighted Qingsi, "I'm not supporting you and Eric, I'm just doing it for the sake of our interests!"

Qingsi smiled indifferently and suddenly said, "Auntie, no matter what, I still want to thank you..."

Du Yingzi rolled her eyes and muttered, "What does it have to do with you? Why do you need to thank me?"

Eric and Wu Mei did not attract attention from others. After handing over the 40 million charity donation check to Deputy Mayor Tang, they expressed their intention to take their leave.

Deputy Mayor Tang did not detain the troublemaker either, just lightly saying, "Tomorrow night, have Feiyan come home to accompany us old couple for a meal!"

Eric did not expect Deputy Mayor Tang to say this. Feeling a bit guilty for taking someone's daughter away, he did not deny it and nodded slightly, his face slightly flushed.

After returning to Wu Mei's villa, Tan Ailing and the others welcomed Wu Mei's appearance with great joy, even Lin Yujie, who was most prone to jealousy, showed her sincere goodwill.

"Wu Mei, where have you been these past few months?" After the greetings, Lin Yujie asked with a smile.

Wu Mei looked deeply at Lin Yujie, then glanced at Eric inexplicably before smiling and saying, "There were some matters in my sect that needed handling, and they're not over yet! In a few days, after I finish dealing with the affairs accumulated by the Flower Society during this time, I will have to go back to help my master."

Because it was an internal matter of others, Lin Yujie didn't inquire further, just nodded to show understanding.

"Is Rongrong okay?" Tan Ailing had heard before that Wu Mei's sect was mediating in the matter of Rongrong and her daughter's defection.

"It's basically fine." Wu Mei nodded, forced a smile at Tan Ailing, and said, "Rongrong is preparing to take over Qiaoqiao's position, while Qiaoqiao is confined within the Insect Sect. Although she can continue to study Gu techniques, she is not allowed to leave."

"Confined?" Lin Yujie exclaimed softly, "Isn't that like being imprisoned?"

Wu Mei smiled lightly and said, "Being able to keep her life is already fortunate. What more can she hope for?"

Tan Ailing and the other women sighed softly, but knowing the taboos of the martial arts world, they did not express their opinions on this matter.

Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat heavy, Tang Feiyan changed the subject, "Eric, why did you come back so early? It's not to come back early to be intimate with Wu Mei, right?"

"Nothing like that." Eric shook his head and said, "But your dad already knows you're in Shanghai and said to come home for dinner tomorrow!"

"It turns out Dad already knows I'm back in the country..." Tang Feiyan was first slightly surprised, then blinked her eyes and said with a smile, "Eric, it seems like Dad has already come to terms with it and no longer opposes our relationship!"

Eric nodded. From Deputy Mayor Tang's expression and words, he really couldn't feel any opposition, just a slight dissatisfaction.

Tang Feiyan hooked her arm around Eric's and said expectantly, "Eric, come home with me tomorrow night!"

Eric thought for a moment and shook his head. "You should go back alone! Your parents are just reluctantly accepting the situation, not truly accepting me. If I were to visit abruptly, it might turn a family dinner, which should be warm and harmonious, into an awkward atmosphere..."

Although Tang Feiyan was disappointed, she also understood Eric's reasoning and just responded with an "Oh," saying nothing more.

Tan Ailing glanced at the pouting Tang Feiyan and asked with a smile, "Eric, is it because you feel embarrassed facing Uncle Tang that you came back early?"

"Not because of embarrassment, but because of some changes."

"What changes?"

Wu Mei tactfully recounted what had happened at the charity event, mostly sticking to the facts but emphasizing Zhang Hongda's contempt for Eric.

This caused a stir among the crowd, with many clamoring for Zhang Hongda and his company to be destroyed.

"What an arrogant man!"

Tang Feiyan said indignantly, "Eric, we must give the most severe punishment to such a presumptuous person!"

Tan Ailing nodded, furrowing her brows slightly. "With our Ling Yan Group's strength, although we can take down Zhang Hongda and his company, if we add the An Group, we may be outmatched..."

"No way, Ailing..."

Tang Feiyan said in surprise, "Wu Mei has already said that Ye, Du, and Zhu Mingzhi, all of which are on the same level as the An Group, have expressed their support for us..."